RFD Illinois

A report on the EPA's defense of the December WOTUS Rule, Steve Sterchi SYNGENTA talks about a new research farm in Malta, IL,and Jean Brokish American Farmland Trust talks about Illinois Cover Crop Initiative Steven Johnson, retired Iowa State educator urges farmers to “lower your expectations” about returns in 2023.

Matt Kaye Report on ranking Senate members agreeing on robust funding for the Farm Bill, but disagree on the priorities of where those funds should be spent. Toni Dunker Advanced Trading in Quincy talks about the hog market and its hold on expansion in the industry and says next week’s USDA reports will be big reports for livestock producers. Dale Pfundstein, The Butcher Shop LLC, moving during a...

A report on the challenges of writing a farm bill with a tough federal budget environment and declining crop prices. Illinois Director of Ag Costello talks about representing Illinois in Thailand. Wet weather outlook and Nick Sosnowksi, IAA Credit Union, talks about the current bank environment.

South American crop update. Matt Kaye report on Secretary Vilsack’s comments on potential for payment limits for producers. Salute to the 2023 Prairie Farmer Master Farmers Curt Strode, David Meiss, Ron Moore, and Martin Barbre

Kevin Semlow Director of State Legislation talks about testimony given in the House Revenue Committee on an Estate Tax bill. Illinois Director of Ag Jerry Costello on his time in front of the House Appropriations Committee and the IDOA budget. Scott Wilson, GROWMARK Energy, talks the banking failures and the impact on the energy markets. Steve Bridge provides a report from Springfield. A recap of...

Illinois Farm Bureau's Executive Director Governmental Affairs & Commodities, Mark Gebhards, talks news from Springfield and the Illinois General Assembly and on the federal level President Biden’s Budget and what it holds for agriculture. DeLoss talks marks and the economy with Roy Plote Ag Market. Net. Jim Taylor has the overnight markets and early morning weather.

Matt Kaye reports on the challenges of writing a new farm bill. Grant Hammer Executive Director Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts talk about Soil Health Day last week in Illinois. We also get inflation news and market commentary from Darin Newsom.

RFD Washington Correspondent reports on the backlash of Brazil's delay in reporting cases of Mad Cow disease. Rita Frazer visits with Jennifer Tirey, Illinois Pork Producers from National Pork Forum and Scott Gaffner, Bond County Farmer and Illinois Soybean Association at-large director. Jim Jacobs, COUNTRY Financial CEO visits with DeLoss Jahnke and Jim Taylor has the early morning markets and we...

RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on the US House vote to repeal, on a largely symbolic 227-198 vote, the EPA’s WOTUS rule. The Senate could follow suit as soon as this week. Josh St. Peters Illinois Beef Association Executive VP shares updates on state and federal bills that impact livestock. Sam Kieffer, AFBF & Mark Lowery ,New Holland on last week’s Right to Repair MOU announcement.

Scott Walker, Corn Product Marketing Manager with Pioneer/Corteva, shares his family’s long history with Pioneer Seed. Illinois Pork Producers President Chad Leman talks with Rita Frazer about pig health and controlling foreign disease – all discussed at the Pork Industry Forum. PW Energy with Ron Lamberty, American Coalition for Ethanol, talks about the growth of the product. DeLoss Jahnke and Ma...

A report from Washington on a potential WOTUS repeal. From the Commodity Classic, Rita Frazer talks with United Soybean Board Representative, Laurie Isley. DeLoss Jahnke shares commentary from the Pork Industry Forum. Heather Hill, President National Pork Board and Amy Busch, National Pork Board Director. Jim Taylor has the early morning markets and weather

A report on the future of the Biden EPA WOTUS Rule. Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau, talks about IFB’s Leaders to Washington trip. Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello on the Local Foods Purchasing Assistance Program. Jim Mintert, Purdue CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Patrick Kirchhofer, Peoria Couty Farm Bureau, on the Farmers Share of the Food Dollar breakfast this wee...

Matt Kaye reports on Farm Bill funding needs for reference prices that trigger PLC and ARC County payments. Lauren Lurkins, Director of Environmental Policy,Illinois Farm Bureau reports on the Illinois report at the Regional 5 EPA meeting recently held in Chicago. Summary from winter and February from State Climatologist Trent Ford’s blog. Scott Meyer, Ursa Coop on the locks and dams re-opening.

A report on national security and farm interests. Sounds and conversations from the Illinois Food Products Expo in Springfield featuring Jacky Sambursky Bureau Chief of Marketing & Promotion Illinois Department of Ag & Derek Sample, State FFA Vice President. From last week's National Ethanol Conference, FarmWeek's Tim Eggert talks with Former US Representative Cheri Bustos on the possibili...

Illinois Farm Bureau's Executive Director of Governmental Affairs Mark Gebhards provides an update on legislative and regulatory issues. We learn about importance of lubricants ahead of planting from GROWMARK and Steve Bridge provides a report from Springfield.

Conservation spending was in sharp focus at a Senate Ag hearing as lawmakers start to deal with program shortcomings in the next farm bill. Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association CEO-President, talked from the Ethanol Conference about the EPA year-round E-15 rule to start the summer of ’24 and what that means for the summer of ’23, Tyler Schleich Warren County farmer President of the Tri-County...

The farm bill funding squeeze is on as farmers face increasing financial and regulatory headwinds amid competing nutrition interests in the next 5-year Ag bill. Those challenges were on full display at the House Ag panel (Tuesday), as RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports. David Erickson Knox County named Distinguished Alumni Western Illinois University. State Climatologist Trent Ford and...

A report from Washington on the USDA action to start a H-2A Guest Worker program. Rita Frazer visits with Kyle Johnson, Villa Rosa Dairy in Bond County, talks about storm damage last week on their farm and the county support that kept the livestock farm working. DeLoss Jahnke meets with AFBF Chief Economist Roger Cryan and Freese-Notis weather meterologist Dan Hicks. Early morning markets and weat...

The Black Sea Grain Initiative is set to expire next month, and USDA’s Chief Economist Seth Meyer told USDA’s annual Ag Outlook Forum, he’s concerned what happens next. Trevor Toland Macomb, and Christian Lovell Grazing Coordinator talk about the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition. A review of the County Estimates report and FarmWeek's Ali Preston previews a piece on Cultivating Our Communities.

Matt Kaye reports from the USDA Ag Outlook Forum. Number and highlights from the Illinois Beef Expo & Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale including comments from sale manager Travis Meteer and Curt Rinker of Shelby County. Profit Watch Energy with Kurt Wolff, GROWMARK on steel prices for bins and Steve Bridge reports from the state capital.

Rich Guebert President of the Illinois Farm Bureau talks the importance of the Farm Bill and upcoming AFBF meeting in Arizona. Travis Meteer, U of I Extension Beef Specialist, talks today’s Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale and Josh St. Peters Executive VP Illinois Beef Association previews all the events at the 2023 Beef Expo. DeLoss Jahnke talks market variability with Joe Vaclivek, Standard...

Matt Kaye reports on 2023 farm bill talks needing bipartisanship to reconcile spending for food stamps versus commodity, crop insurance and conservation programs. Friday marks one year since the Russian invasion of Ukriane, from his farm in northern Ukraine Gordie Siebring reflects on this past year of war. It's FFA Week and DeLoss Jahnke talks with State FFA Officers Rachel Hood and Kate Colgan.

Matt Kaye reports from Washington DC. Dr. Matt Montgomery Pioneer Field Agronomist talks spring planting tips and says there are diseases for the 2023 Watch List. From the National Farm Machinery Show, Tim Young with Yetter and Brandt.

Mark Gebhards Executive Director Govt Affairs & Commodities Illinois Farm Bureau recaps the success of GALC, bills IFB is monitoring in the General Assembly and the Governor’s Budget. Chad Whitehead, Ameren, James Crosby, Tic Toc Energy, from Grain and Feed Associaiton of Illinois convention in Peoria.

Lauren Lurkins, Director of Environmental Policy Illinois Farm Bureau, talks about the EPA announcement yesterday that changes the label for the post-emergent use of Dicamba for Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. Matt Kaye reports that the perennial farm bill fight over spending for nutrition versus commodity programs has begun with heated exchanges in the Senate Ag Committee and could make writing a 202...